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Mardi Gras: New Orleans loves to party all year round, but today aka “Fat Tuesday,” the city will go wild with parades to celebrate Mardis Gras. Down in Rio de Janeiro, Carnival is back in full force and an expected 46 million people will join in on the fun, which lasts through Wednesday.
Shopping insight: Walmart and Home Depot will report earnings this week and share an important update about the American consumer…who seems to be holding up pretty well, despite inflation. Fed minutes on Wednesday, and an inflation report due Friday. Stocks have hit a wall after a blistering start to the year, and the Dow has posted three straight weekly losses.
And, Amazon’s corporate employees will make less money in 2023, people close to the matter just told the Wall Street Journal. Shares of the world’s largest online retailer dropped roughly 36% over the last year, shaking up Amazon’s stock-heavy compensation plan while pulling employee pay much lower than target compensation levels.
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